Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Explaining the A Priori', 'Martin Heidegger in conversation' and 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements''

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4 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)
I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / a. Origin of concepts
The concept 'red' is tied to what actually individuates red things [Peacocke]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]